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BOLT CLIPPER.

No. 547,328. Patented Oct. 1, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,328, dated October1, 1895. Application filed May 31,1895. fierial No. 551,110- No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. BURGESS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,'and a resident of Yountsville, in the county of Montgomery andState of Indiana, have invented certain vantages with respect toefliciency in opera tion.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of abolt-clipper constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asimilar view looking from the under side. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view.

In the said drawings the numeral 1 designates a metal bar formed at oneend with a curved stationary jaw 2, having its extremity or end beveledto form a cutting-edge. Intermediate its ends this bar has riveted orotherwise secured to it a bracket 3, through which and the bar passes abolt 4, to which is pivoted a link 5. The other end of this link, whichis rounded, tits in a curved recess 7 in the cam-head 6 of a lever 8 andis pivoted to a link 9. At the opposite side the said head is formedwith a similar recess 10, in which is seated the rounded end of amovable bar 12, which end is pivoted to the outer end of said link 9.This bar passes through and works in guides 13,'secured to bar 1, andits outer end is beveled to form a cutting er ge.

The manner of using the device will be readily understood. A bolt to beclipped is placed between the cutting-edges of the jaw 2 and of themovable rod, and the lever is then pressed inward, and through themedium of the recessed cam-head and rounded ends of the bar 12 and link5 great pressure is exerted upon the bolt, so that it will be readilyclipped. It will be seen that the lever is not pivoted or otherwisesecured to any 05 the parts, being held in place by the rounded ends ofclip 5 and bar 12, the link 9, pivoted to said bar and link, holding itin place.

The numeral let designates a stop secured to the bar 1 for limiting themovement of the lever and preventing the cutting-edges of the jaw andmovable bar from coming in contact with each other.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- In a boltclipper, the combination with the bar having aourved cutting jaw, thebracket secured to said jaw, the bolt, the link pivoted at one end tosaid bar, and having its other end rounded, the movable bar having itsouter end provided with a cutting edge and its opposite end rounded, andthe guides in which said movable bar works, of the cam lever havingopposite curved recesses in which the rounded end of said link and theinner end of the movable bar engage, forming knuckle joints, and thelink pivoted to said first mentioned link and to the movable bar,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARL L. IIURLEY, A. T. IIORNBAKER.

